No IMF in Turkey’s Future: Erdo?an
ANKARA (Hrriayt) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will never have a role in the future of the Turkish economy, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has said, also criticizing the main opposition party on the issue.
"When we came to power in 2002, Turkey’s debts stood at $23.5 billion,” Erdo?an said Feb. 21 at a local election rally in the western province of Denizli.
"I told the IMF chair in Davos at the time ‘You are not the prime minister of Turkey, I am. You do not have a job to run Turkey, take your money and leave the rest.’ He was sent away as the IMF chair, your brother here became the president. Now we have no debts to the IMF,” Erdo?an said, claiming that main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu would not have such a stance if he was in power.
"Now, Mr. Kemal says we would apply to the IMF. This is what he would do,” Erdo?an said.
Erdo?an also claimed that the strategy and candidates of the opposition alliance for the March 31 local elections have been shaped by FET? and the PKK.
"A quadruple gang was put up against the People’s Alliance. It’s remotely controlled by Qandil and Pennsylvania,” Erdo?an said.
"When we came to power in 2002, Turkey’s debts stood at $23.5 billion,” Erdo?an said Feb. 21 at a local election rally in the western province of Denizli.
"I told the IMF chair in Davos at the time ‘You are not the prime minister of Turkey, I am. You do not have a job to run Turkey, take your money and leave the rest.’ He was sent away as the IMF chair, your brother here became the president. Now we have no debts to the IMF,” Erdo?an said, claiming that main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu would not have such a stance if he was in power.
"Now, Mr. Kemal says we would apply to the IMF. This is what he would do,” Erdo?an said.
Erdo?an also claimed that the strategy and candidates of the opposition alliance for the March 31 local elections have been shaped by FET? and the PKK.
"A quadruple gang was put up against the People’s Alliance. It’s remotely controlled by Qandil and Pennsylvania,” Erdo?an said.